Go added that his family also did not want to run for president so he thought it was not his time yet.

He said only God knows when the time is right.

Go added that in recent days, his mind, heart and deeds have not been in harmony.

There are times he said that his body resists.

Go further explained that he is just a person who is hurt and tired.

He said this is the reason why it would be better to withdraw his candidacy first.

President Duterte’s daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. are running for vice president.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/305267/senador-bong-go-umatras-na-sa-pagtakbong-pangulo-ng-bansa

According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, the department is still gathering information on the arrival of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from South Africa.

The OFWs arrived in the Philippines on November 26.

According to Vergeire, they are already processing the next batch of whole genome sequences.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/305313/doh-wala-pang-napapaulat-na-kaso-ng-omicron-variant-sa-bansa

By a vote of 22-0-0, House Bill No. was passed. 10153 or 2022 General Appropriations Bill, the final budget of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Senator Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee, said the center of such funding is the country’s recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The senator also mentioned the importance of prioritizing funding in the health sector, especially since the country has an Omicron variant.

In that budget, the Department of Health (DOH) will receive P230 billion in funding. This is higher than the stated P182 billion in the General Appropriations Bill passed in the Lower House of Congress.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/305322/p5-trillion-2022-budget-pasado-na-sa-senado

He said the pesticide residue contained in these imported vegetables is not yet known.

The secretary also noted the huge difference in size and appearance of imported vegetables compared to locally produced ones.

So far, the Department of Agriculture has instructed the Bureau of Plant Industry to inspect imported vegetables to ensure they are safe to eat.

Source:https://www.bomboradyo.com/da-nagbabala-sa-pagbili-ng-mga-smuggled-na-gulay-mula-china/

According to the DBM, the funds will be used for eligible public and private healthcare workers (HCWs) who directly respond to COVID-19 patients from December 20, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

It was learned that of the said fund, P407.08 million was charged to the contingent fund while P44.23 million was charged to the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund of the Fiscal Year 2021 General Appropriations Act.

In total, the DBM has released about P8.23 billion for the SRA payment of healthcare workers.

Of that amount, 499,116 healthcare workers have already received SRAs not to exceed P5,000 per month.

SRA is an additional benefit provided to healthcare workers who respond to a pandemic.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/301486/p451-31-m-para-sa-sra-ng-healthcare-workers-inilabas-na-ng-dbm

This was confirmed by Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon.

According to him, the extension of voter registrations will be carried out after the filing of the COC on October 11 to October 31.

Even before the en banc session of the Comelec, Guanzon had been advocating for an extension of registration.

Earlier, voter registrations would have ended on September 30.

The first eight days of October are already set aside for the filing of the certificate of candidacy (CoC) for the candidates who will run in the 2022 national and local elections.

At the same time, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez asked voters to download the voter registration form on the Comelec website.

He explained that registration will be easier when voters download the registration form themselves.

When registering, don’t forget to bring your valid ID as well as a photocopy, ballpen and downloaded forms.

Meanwhile, according to the latest data from the Comelec, there are more than 63 million total voters in the country and more than five million new voters.

Source:https://www.bomboradyo.com/3-weeks-na-voter-registration-extension-aprubado-na-ng-comelec/